1. African American
Educators of
Rapides Parish

2. Success doesn’t come to you...you go to it.
Marva Collins, African American Educator
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Gen. Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Langston Hughes, African-American poet

3. J. B. Lafargue

4. J. B. Lafargue Educated in Avoyelles Parish
Founder of the Colored State Teachers’ Association
Founder of the Peabody Normal and Industrial School, 1895
He and his wife were longtime educators in Rapides Parish
Principal, City Public School and Peabody Industrial Institute of Alexandria, LA until 1937.

5. Peabody High School
1913

6. Peabody High School
1952

7. David F. Iles

8. David F. Iles Principal, Peabody High School 1937 – 1972
Transformed Peabody from an Industrial School to a strong academic high school
1972, accepted a position in the Rapides Parish School Board Central Office

9. Peabody Magnet High School
2004

10. Millie Kelso

11. Millie Kelso Longtime teacher in the Peabody Industrial School
Principal, Pineville Public School
Energetic and thoughtful in her teaching
Consistently positive instruction with her students.

12. Claude Davis
Former Principal at Lincoln Williams High School in Cheneyville
Longtime administrator at Peabody High School
1st African American Assistant Superintendent in the Rapides Parish School System

13. W. O. Hall
Willie O. Hall was a volunteer for the Peabody athletic program for over twenty years
Assistant Principal at Peabody High School
He met an untimely death in an accident at the Warhorse Stadium

14. Arthur F. Smith
Long time teacher and coach in the Rapides Parish School System
Long time principal Jones Street Junior High
2nd Black Assistant Superintendent Rapides Parish School System

15. Walter Hadnot Longtime educator in Rapides Parish
Assistant Principal at Jones Street Junior High
Principal at Lincoln Road Primary
President of the Colored Teachers Credit Union (now Rapides Federal Credit Union)
Very strong academic leadership

16. Melford & Rosa Jones
He and his wife were longtime educators in Lecompte
Teacher/coach at Carter C. Raymond High School, she was the assistant principal
Candidate for Rapides School Board
Lecompte Town Council, Rosa is the Mayor
Visionary leaders and organizer for the Lecompte Rosenwald/Carter C. Raymond School reunion.

17. Carter C. Raymond

18. Carter C. Raymond Born in New Orleans Educated at Leland College
Principal Cheneyville Public School
Principal, McNary Public School
Writer, public speaker
Principal at the Public School in Lecompte, the largest school for colored children outside Alexandria

19. Lecompte Rosenwald School
1912 – 1954
Renamed for Prof. Carter C. Raymond
new building built in 1954

20. Carter C. Raymond
Carter C. Raymond
Circa

21. Carter C. Raymond Middle School
Today

22. Principals of Carter C. Raymond
Dr. L.J. Long
Mr. Clarence Jenkins
Dr. Jerry Cole
Rev. R.B. Bennett
Mr. Charles Davis
Mr. Clifton Cowan
Ms. Billie French
Mr. Bootsie Watson
Ms. Dorothy Verrett
Dr. D. Karl Carpenter

23. What will you do for the good of the world?
“Your Name Here”
What will you do
for the good
of the world?

24. What will you do for the good of the world?
“Your Name Here”
What will you do
for the good
of the world?

25. Carter C. Raymond